chrestomathy
chres·tom·a·thy
noun \kre-ˈstä-mə-thē\ plural chres·tom·a·thies
Definition of CHRESTOMATHY
1
: a selection of passages used to help learn a language
2
: a volume of selected passages or stories of an author
Origin of CHRESTOMATHY
New Latin chrestomathia, from Greek chrēstomatheia, from chrēstos useful + manthanein to learn — more at mathematical
First Known Use: 1832
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